Linux-Misc Digest #24, Volume #19 Sun, 14 Feb 99 15:13:08 EST
Contents:
Re: KDE is a Memory Hog. (Lee Prior Collier)
Re: How do I know which window manager I am using? ("Shomboli")
Re: Winfax for Linux (James Barwick)
Re: limited access.... (NF Stevens)
Re: Terminal Emulators. . . (Jeffrey Altman)
Can NT with NTFS coexist with RedHat Linux ("Tat M. Leung")
/usr is busy on shutdown (aramaki)
Re: (no) (Jim Howes)
Re: Data for NOT using MS-Exchange. [second line of defence] (Bernd Eckenfels)
Re: Winfax for Linux (George Farris)
Re: Still trying to recover a lost partition (Ben Russo)
Re: AAA Help Printer Stuff (David R. Conrad)
Re: 3c509/3c509b and SportsterVoice (Rob Shinn)
Re: netscape and realplayer (James Barwick)
Re: X Servers (Evgueni Tzvetanov)
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From: Lee Prior Collier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: KDE is a Memory Hog.
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 17:07:36 +0000
RAZOR wrote:
> Hey guys!
> I have 486 puter with fvwm on it (Redhat 5.0) . It works kinda slow
> Is WindowsMaker even faster than fvwm (w95 look)? If it is, i'll switch to
> it in a heartbeat :-)
>
<SNIP>
I think you'd see the difference straight away, but WindowMaker is a lot
lighter - you don't get pretty taskbars and control panels. I use
WindowMaker with a file manager called TkDesk which I like very much. It's
lightning fast and not too hard to configure so long as you don't mind
editing text files!
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From: "Shomboli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: How do I know which window manager I am using?
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 13:08:13 -0500
OK, I downloaded wm2 and wmx; now to figure what to do with them:
I'm a total newbie at linux, just installed it a week ago. I notice I'll
need to compile these files, so now to figure how to do that.....
Gerald Willmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>On Sat, 13 Feb 1999, Shomboli wrote:
>
>> OK, now let me get this straight: is wm2 the same as, or different than,
>> fvwm2? If different, where do I get it? If the same, why are we
discussing
>> it as an alternative to itself?
>
>it's a completely different animal - simplistic and aesthetic. Check out
>http://www.plig.org/xwinman to find out about different window managers.
>There you will also find a link to the sources but there are a few rpms
>for wm2 out there. A websearch should have revealed all this by the way.
>
> Gerald
>
>
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From: James Barwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux
Subject: Re: Winfax for Linux
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 17:15:29 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Is there is a good clone of Winfax for Linux, with preview and phonebook
> features, GPL'ed preferably?
>
> BOB
>
> -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==----------
> http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
If you are running KDE, try KDEFax and KDEVoice.
IF not, there are TONS of fax softare programs out there. I use efax.
No, it's not pretty. But it works. There are other packages that are
better, but I use efax for a reason.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NF Stevens)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: limited access....
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 16:38:19 GMT
concord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[snip]
>Now whenever I try to log in as anyone other than the superuser I
>receive the message that the system is shutting down and then that the
>log-in is incorrect. If I log in as root I get the message that the
>system is shutting down but I'm nevertheless allowed to log-in. I've
>tried:
IIRC the file in question is /etc/nologin. This file should be deleted
as part of the normal boot sequence. Check the redhat errata pages
for details of correcting you startup scripts.
Norman
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeffrey Altman)
Subject: Re: Terminal Emulators. . .
Date: 13 Feb 1999 17:44:45 GMT
In article <9uHw2.6$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Rob Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
: Norvell Spearman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: >I have a Linux server running an accounting program called OSAS (Open Systems
: >Accounting Software). I need a good terminal emulation program for
: >Windoze95/98 machines so they can telnet into the Linux server and run that
: >program, retaining colors, keybindings, et cetera.
:
: A commercial solution would be Kermit 95, which is available from
: Columbia University. Use the scoansi term emulation-- you'll have to
: create your own keymap (e-mail me for these if you need to go this route).
:
One of the benefits of using Kermit 95 with Linux is that Kermit 95
supports "linux" as a native terminal type complete with a fully
programmed Linux Keyboard. There should be no need to use 'scoansi'
or define your own keybindings.
Jeffrey Altman * Sr.Software Designer * Kermit-95 for Win32 and OS/2
The Kermit Project * Columbia University
612 West 115th St #716 * New York, NY * 10025
http://www.kermit-project.org/k95.html * [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Tat M. Leung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Can NT with NTFS coexist with RedHat Linux
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 17:45:26 GMT
I have a computer currently running NT server using NTFS. I like to add a
second harddisk to the computer and install RedHat Linux on this drive. The
second harddisk will be used for Linux exclusively. I understand that if NT
is using FAT, there would not be any problem. Since my system is using
NTFS, can I install RedHat Linux on this system?
Thank you for any advise.
Tat
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From: aramaki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: /usr is busy on shutdown
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 18:43:49 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
so it never umount cleanly
I have installed gnulibc2,egc-1.1.1, gtk+-1.1.12, imlib, glib
any idea
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Howes)
Subject: Re: (no)
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 18:11:35 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: My windowmanager doesn't want to start. It just says
: Error loading XKB keymap
: and
: Falling back to pre-XKB keymap
: but I only get the grey X-server, not any wm.
So how are you starting X, just with 'X', or using something like
startx, openwin, xdm, or any of the myriad of other ways..
Jim
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From: Bernd Eckenfels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Data for NOT using MS-Exchange. [second line of defence]
Date: 14 Feb 1999 19:05:48 GMT
In comp.os.linux.networking Enkidu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Exchange Server is reputed to be a bucket of bugs, but the same
> functionality is not available as a *single* package under Linux,
> is it?
It isnt available at all... at least if u demand integrated office clients
like outlook.
Greetings
Bernd
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (George Farris)
Crossposted-To: alt.linux
Subject: Re: Winfax for Linux
Date: 14 Feb 1999 18:39:11 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
James Barwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Is there is a good clone of Winfax for Linux, with preview and phonebook
>> features, GPL'ed preferably?
>>
>> BOB
>>
The first version of Gfax for GNOME will be released in about
two weeks. It will eventually have the features you talk about.
I'd like to have it work with Mgetty+Sendfax and Hylafax first
then integrate the phonebook. The phonebook will be compatible
with GNOME'S "gnomecard" database, vcard and full blown SQL
databases.
I'll announce it to the GNOME page.
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George Farris - VE7FRG E-Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
G.M. Systems, Web page : http://www.gmsys.com
2570 Seaview Road, Phone/Fax : (250)743-1500
Mill Bay, B.C., Canada
V0R 2P0 We do pre-installed Linux systems.
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From: Ben Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Still trying to recover a lost partition
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 14:16:28 -0500
Juhani Vanhala wrote:
>
> As you may have read from my previous postings, I lost my /dev/hdb5
> partition while using dos fdisk. Well, I got the partition restored by using
> Ranish Partition Manager. However, Linux still insists that there is
> something wrong in /dev/hdb5, and would not mount it. Also e2fsck failed
> with error: "Bad magic number in super block while trying to open /dev/hdb5.
> The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
> filesystem"
>
> I was almost ready to give up and reinstall Linux, but then I happened to
> try a small dos utility package called EXT2 TOOLS. That comes with a small
> set of executables that can be used to read ext2fs partitions from DOS. To
> my surprise, that package was able to access /dev/hdb5 without any problems.
> I can do 'ls' and 'cd' to any directory, and there really does not seem to
> be anything wrong with the filesystem. I have also copied a few files to DOS
> side, and they are all OK.
>
> So the question is now, why cannot Linux get that partition mounted if it
> really is there? By looking at the source code, it seems that EX2 TOOLS uses
> biosdisk() -calls to read data from the partition. I assume Linux uses some
> other method.
>
> Any ideas what might still be wrong in my /dev/hdb5?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Juhani
Try booting in Linux and running fdisk.
type "p" to look at the partition list.
See if it looks like this:
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/hda: 128 heads, 63 sectors, 969 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 8064 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 138 556384+ 6 DOS 16-bit >=32M
/dev/hda2 139 968 3346560 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 139 658 2096608+ 6 DOS 16-bit >=32M
/dev/hda6 659 724 266080+ 83 Linux native
/dev/hda7 725 855 528160+ 83 Linux native
/dev/hda8 856 904 197536+ 83 Linux native
/dev/hda9 905 936 128992+ 82 Linux swap
Command (m for help): m
Command action
a toggle a bootable flag
b edit bsd disklabel
c toggle the dos compatibility flag
d delete a partition
l list known partition types
m print this menu
n add a new partition
o create a new empty DOS partition table
p print the partition table
q quit without saving changes
t change a partition's system id
u change display/entry units
v verify the partition table
w write table to disk and exit
x extra functionality (experts only)
Command (m for help):
The "System" column on the left probably has the wrong
system type. you can change it to Linux native using the
t option with fdisk.
-Ben.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David R. Conrad)
Subject: Re: AAA Help Printer Stuff
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 19:05:06 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I have a Canon LBP 430 printer and every time I try to print anything from
>it all I get is a bunch of garbage on the pages. I can print pure text on it
>from a regular text session in linux but I can't print mail to it from X or
>print anything off Netscape.
>
>Is there a printer filter for this printer that anyone knows of?
Check out magicfilter.
--
David R. Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP keys (0x1993E1AE and 0xA0B83D31):
DSS Fingerprint20 = 9942 E27C 3966 9FB8 5058 73A4 83CE 62EF 1993 E1AE
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I will show you fear in a handful of cruft.
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From: Rob Shinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: 3c509/3c509b and SportsterVoice
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 19:14:21 GMT
Calle wrote:
> Hello!
> I wonder does anyone have a checklist for the configuration steps needed
> to be taken to get lan card and modem working?
> I'm running RedHat 5.2 on a Compaq EP 6333, 3COM 3c509 lan adapter
> and USR SportsterVoice 33.6 external modem.
> I have tried configuring the lan adapter using netconf and there's some
> connection?! The hub indicates that there is a connection, (it is lit), but
> when I try to ping another machine on my little network, the hub doesn't
> indicate any activity. And ofcourse, it is not possible to ping my Linux
> machine from the other box either.
> All the HOWTOs says that the 3c509 works fine, they just don�t say
> HOW to make it work fine!
The card must be enabled in your kernel. This usually involves recompiling
the kernel and adding in the network driver, either built-in or as a module.
I would recommend built-in if have plenty of RAM and need to use your network
card a lot.
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From: James Barwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: netscape and realplayer
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 18:38:59 GMT
[ALL SNIPPED]
Here is what is in my /usr/local/netscape/plugins
RAObserver.class
RAPlayer.class
librvplayer.so -> /usr/local/rvplayer5.0/librvplayer.so
All I did was copy the two class files and link the library file in the plugin
directory.
Then, in netscape preferences, I added the following MIME type
name: who cares!
type: audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin
extension: rpm
Then selected the plugin name.
Also added
type: audio/x-pn-relaudio
and
type: audio/x-realaudio
and linked those to the rvplayer %s executable.
Check "Help/About-plugins" you should see the RealVideo player plugin with the rpm
extension.
Caveat: I haven't seen it work yet. The one page I've been to that actually
wasn't trying the G2 stuff (the G2 stuff wont work) gave me an error23.
But it did TRY to run.
Note: Check for MIME type duplicates and delete 'um! I had a couple dups.
JDB
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From: Evgueni Tzvetanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.slackware,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,be.comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: X Servers
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 12:26:13 -0600
Not listed - not supported. Don't forget that...
Derek Lakin wrote:
> Does anyone know of any X Servers (e.g. XFree86) that support the Rendition
> Verite 1000 chipset (as used in the Creative Labs 3D Blaster PCI) at a
> resolution of 800x600 or higher?
>
> I've tried using version 3.3.3.1 of XFree86 and still can;t get above
> 640x480.
>
> Derek.
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